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The Craft of Creating Accessibility in the Post-Digital Era

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The elevation of traditional craft practice as a form of
resistance against technological development is a key
attribute of the post-digital era. In this paper, I posit a
sympathetic relationship between Chinese papercutting and
computer art (CA). An arts-based research methodology will
be applied to analyze the outcomes of an international
community art project titled The Float. Undertaken between
January and June 2015, it engaged over 100 young people
in traditional Chinese craft workshops across Australia,
Canada, China, and the USA. The project culminated in a
series of exhibitions that emphasized humanity’s ...View more >The elevation of traditional craft practice as a form of
resistance against technological development is a key
attribute of the post-digital era. In this paper, I posit a
sympathetic relationship between Chinese papercutting and
computer art (CA). An arts-based research methodology will
be applied to analyze the outcomes of an international
community art project titled The Float. Undertaken between
January and June 2015, it engaged over 100 young people
in traditional Chinese craft workshops across Australia,
Canada, China, and the USA. The project culminated in a
series of exhibitions that emphasized humanity’s shared
stewardship of the oceans. The artworks presented included
both computer-assisted animation (CAA) and computer
numerical control (CNC) cut paper. In this case study, the oftpolarized
media of craft and CA were simultaneously
engaged.View less >